15 de julio de 2013

A postdoc position is available in the Amend Lab at the Department ofBotany at the University of Hawaii. The successful applicant will join agrowing and dynamic group of researchers interested in microbial ecologyand evolution within the unique Hawaiian archipelago.

The postdoctoral associate will be responsible for carrying out a studywhose goal is to determine how the mycophagous diet of a Federallyendangered tree snail,Achatinella mustelina, covaries among populationsand host plant species. The snail is one of several species withinAchatinella comprising a spectacular adaptive radiation endemic to theisland of Oahu. Additional background information is available on the TreeSnail Conservation Lab website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~trsnlab/index.html

Primary research objectives will be to analyze and synthesize forpublication, a large Illumina amplicon dataset of fungi and bacteriafrom 150 host plant biofilm/snail feces pairs to infer diet dynamics fromthroughout the snail's natural and captive range. A secondary objectivewill be to isolate and identify fungal species from host trees to augmentcaptive snail breeding programs.

The incumbent will work closely with fungal biologists, malocologistand with civilian US Army biologists who maintain snail conservationexclosures at field sites in the Waianae mountain range. Although bothdata and samples are in hand, the incumbent will have the opportunityto conduct additional fieldwork as needed.

The postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for participating in thetraining and oversight of graduate and undergraduate students, publishmanuscripts in a timely manner in peer-reviewed academic journals andwork to disseminate data to conservation managers.

Please see the full job announcement for additional information andapplication instructions:

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